Chapter 6 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW EXPERIENCE. The next day about noon I came to my senses. I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed. I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken. I couldn't think what had happened to me.
Chapter 6 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “A NEW EXPERIENCE.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “I couldn't think what had happened to me.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “The next day about noon I came to my senses.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “The next day about noon I came to my senses.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The next day about noon I came to my senses.”
In this reading “The next day about noon I came to my senses.”
In this reading “I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.”
In this reading “I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW EXPERIENCE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading A NEW EXPERIENCE.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
set up or found
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW EXPERIENCE.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
the middle of the day
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading I found myself all alone in a nice little room on a soft bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day about noon I came to my senses.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tried to get up but it was useless; my back felt as if it was broken.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I couldn't think what had happened to me.
Chapter 6 of A Texas Cow Boy by Charles A. Siringo holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 77 sentences of A Texas Cow Boy, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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